VGP – The total newly-registered and additional Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) capital flows fetched US$7.4 billion over the recent four months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 28.6%, according to the General Statistics Office.

The realized FDI capital witnessed an increase of 7.5% against the same period in 2018, reaching US$5.7 billion.

The processing and manufacturing sector still ranks first in attracting new FDI capital over the recent four months of 2019, making up 74.1%.

The southern province of Tay Ninh takes the lead in attracting the FDI, accounting for 9.7%.

China is the largest investor in Viet Nam in the first four months of 2019, making up 24.6%.